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Damn it. So it seems like I am prototypical 40-something.
Life can be fun, so trying to make the best of it.
I mean, the reason many people fit this in their forties, is because they finally have the time and money to do so.
I was too poor in my twenties to have a nice espresso setup. I make decent money now, but I have young kids now, so no time. In ten years time when I'm in my forties, I'll finally have the time and money simultaneously.
@ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com Myebe we can be perfectly content without a lot of money. I'm 24, just over a year into my first job.
Sure, money's tight, but it feels good to finally have my own income. I bought the camera(nikon zfc) I’d wanted since high school, and fixed up the old mountain bike my dad gave me years ago.Then I realized—whether it’s camera lenses or bike parts—there’s a whole rabbit hole of upgrades. Even with ten times my current income, I still couldn’t afford the top-tier stuff.
Later, I came across some writings by Herbert Marcuse and it hit me: so many of the things I thought I wanted—whether the latest gadgets or other trendy stuff—were actually desires imposed on me. By ads, by what others flaunt. I’ve come to understand that I don’t really need any of that to feel happy. Life can be still full and meaningful without them.
Of course we can, I'm not happier now in my thirties than I was in my twenties because of the money I make. My happiness come from different things entirely...but the reduced concerns by being in a decent financially secure position sure as hell doesn't detract from it either, I would say it makes it easier to enjoy the best parts actually.